George Washington High School - Post Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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Distinguished Grammarians-Members of the English faculty are row 1: Lloyd B. Mann, Mrs. Elaine Miliotes, Mrs. Florence Smith, Mrs. Evelyn Paul, Miss Jean Wood, headg Miss Mary McBride, Mrs. Margaret McWilliams, and Joesph Dutton, row 2: Clemmont Vontress, Mrs. Laura Lyons, Miss Leunice Horne, Mrs. Barbara Jean Hine, Miss Eu- nice Seybold, Mrs. Betty Werthman, Miss Marjorie Reinhart, and Leo Rosasco. These 17 teachers form the largest single faculty group. . . . tackling speech, classes, and themes Head of the Class-Beverly Sichting diagrams a sentence for her English V class. To many pupils English is more than doing daily drills. Winning the poetry contest or Writing the best essay is the goal of many pupils. After six semesters of required English, We may elect advanced English. Great Works of present and past English Writers are read and studied in advance classes. Another sen- ior course is advanced composition-especially important to college bound seniors. Juniors may vary their English electives with speech and journalism. After six semesters We know that plural subjects deserve plural verbs, the four types of sentences necessary for good compositions, and the masters of the English language. Young people realize that learning and understanding o u r language is important. Learning by reading the great masters pieces is beneficial and enjoyable. ...16-

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I X t Ymx ,ll -1 l1- 1- -1 washington on the go.. to classes Burning the midnight oil to pass exams, trying to finish last night's homework during roll call, and striving to make the honor roll sets the pace of our academic life. We take pages of notes in class and find We can translate only half of those notes when final exam time comes. We give up coke dates on school nights to spend the evening at the library searching for material on space or a phase of English literature. Using hundreds of pencils and reams of paper, We strive for a diploma and prepare for the future. i'Look Out - Look out is the usual comment as students go through the crowded halls to and from classes. - L21 yy!

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8 -1- 8 I 16 -These math students are busy Working on their daily assignments. . . . solving intricate mathemaiic problems Although every student is required to take one year of general math or algebra, some students take advantage of the ad- vance courses offered by the math department. These students may be majoring in math to prepare for college or to prepare for future 2 x 2 I 4--Jack Reynolds, Bill Bennett, Gary Hesser, and John Arvin, seniors, find using the slide rule in college algebra makes math easier. These boys are majoring in mathematics in order to prepare themselves for college. jobs. Scholarships are often given on the basis of the amount of math takeng therefore, it is important to include math in every program. There are increasing numbers of students interested in geometry, algebra, and trigonom- etry. 9EI9Mc2-The faculty members of the math department are row 1: Miss Lillian Neimann, Mrs. Viola Ramsey, Miss Vivian Ely, head, Mrs. Grace Barker, and Mrs. Marie Shaiferg row 2: Bill Spring- er, O. W. Nicely, Rowland Jones, and Robert Badgley. -.17-.